By Oliver Maksan for ACN International Adapted by AB Griffin, ACN Canada Montreal, August 14, 2013 – “The Islamists are taking revenge on us Christians!” These words were the commentary of Coptic-Catholic Bishop of Assiut, Kyrillos William Samaan, with regard to the latest Islamist attacks on Christians and Christian institutions in Egypt while in conversation […]
“Were it not for your prayers, it would have been much worse.” [Picture captions: Young people at a roadside in northern Nigeria; Persecuted but not forgotten: Fr John Bakeni] A climate of fear has spread across northern Nigeria amid continuing attacks which have threatened to make parts of the region ungovernable. Attacks on government structures, market […]
By John Pontifex, ACN United Kingdom Adapted by ACN Canada “We were kneeling down. The priest was about to raise the host and say ‘This is the Lamb of God’ when we heard a car smash through the wall outside the church. Then there was a huge explosion, and I lost consciousness.” John Abba describes […]
By John Pontifex, ACN United Kingdom Adapted by ACN Canada “In north-east Nigeria, they can attack our homes but they cannot destroy our spirit. We have suffered persecution, discrimination and harassment, but they can never take away our faith and our hope in the risen Lord.” Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Jos, President of the Bishops’ […]
15,000 young people visit ACN’s exhibition at WYD Rio 2013 By ACN International Adapted by ACN Canada “Come on in … it takes less than 15 minutes…” This inviting phrase displayed on a two-metre-high screen was seen by the approx. 15,000 young people who came to the exhibition in Rio de Janeiro organized by Aid to […]
Eva-Maria Kolmann, ACN International Adapted by AB Griffin, ACN Canada In spite of the permanent threat of acts of terrorism by the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram, the faithful in the Northern Nigerian diocese of Maiduguri “are very brave and have no fear,” the Bishop of Maiduguri, Oliver Dashe Doeme, declared to the international Catholic […]
By ACN International Adapted by AB Griffin, ACN Canada Bolivia is regarded as the poorest country of Latin America, and two thirds of its almost 11 million inhabitants, the majority of indigenous descent, currently live in poverty – many, 40%, live in extreme poverty. Poverty is not the only problem that plagues these people for […]
ACN International Adapted by AB Griffin, ACN Canada 40 years ago work first begun on preparing a Missal in the Icelandic language. Now, in the Year of Faith, the printing of this book has finally become possible, thanks to ACN’s financial support. In fact, Bishop Pierre Bürcher has already personally handed Pope Francis a […]
By ACN Portugal Adapted by AB Griffin, ACN Canada According to Reuters, the news spread that the priest Paolo Dall’Oglio, a Jesuit known for his opposition to the Assad regime, has been abducted by a radical group that calls itself the “Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant,” which is constituted by militants linked […]
ACN International Adapted by AB Griffin, ACN Canada The parish of Antsohihy, in north-west Madagascar, lies in a region of primary evangelization where the people are only now coming to embrace Christianity. Around 12,000 people in this area are already Catholic; however, most of the population still adheres to traditional pagan African religions. Within […]
